https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:30:55 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-december-baby-skip-holiday-celebrations#post-1254580 Mon, 02 Dec 2013 17:34:33 +0000 Beyond2 1254580@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If your not too upset at missing the plans I think it'd be a great reason to stay home :-) You'll likely want to, I know I would have if my LO was born around the holidays! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-december-baby-skip-holiday-celebrations#post-1254569 Mon, 02 Dec 2013 17:29:57 +0000 Vegmama 1254569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds like the baby is a good excuse to stay home &amp; cozy. Most of the advice I've received about those first weeks is to stay home &amp; really relax. Limit visits ... no one comes over unless they're bringing food, or helping with house stuff. Excited for you!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-december-baby-skip-holiday-celebrations#post-1254373 Mon, 02 Dec 2013 16:09:07 +0000 sosaysmegan 1254373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My due date is the 20th, and as of now we have no plans to be anywhere other than at home for any holiday festivities. My parents live within 10 minutes of us and are happy to come over and just stare at our LO (whenever she happens to make her appearance), and my in-laws are flying in on Christmas morning from the east coast (they will not be staying with us, which I think is the best thing for everyone).</p> <p>I don't know what we'll do in the future-- since we've been married, we've alternated Christmases between my family (near us, in CA) and the in-laws (in NY), but I can't imagine taking a kid across the country-- at least for her possibly-second Christmas. Maybe we'll do it when she's a little older, but even next year will probably be at home.</p> <p>I think that, if you're feeling lukewarm about attending some/all of the holiday events, it's probably nice to have an easy "out" this year...but I agree with @Mrs. Jump Rope: it's going to be hard next year when you don't have the same excuse. That said, "we're creating our own holiday traditions" is a GREAT reason to skip events you're not that into. :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-december-baby-skip-holiday-celebrations#post-1244971 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 15:24:27 +0000 Mrs. Stroller 1244971@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son was born on 12/14. My mom stayed with us for a month to help out, so my dad came to our house for a few days right around Christmas. We went to brunch at my inlaws for two hours on Xmas eve even though I was freaked out that the baby would get sick (we made sure everyone had tdap vaccinations though.) It ended up being too much for me and I was back in the ER and the hospital overnight that night. It was awful! So I say definitely stay home and just have people come to visit for an hour or so. Most of all, do what you want to do and what makes you happy. You're still going to be recovering and you'll both be exhausted, so doing anything that you don't want to do is going to be even more stressful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-december-baby-skip-holiday-celebrations#post-1239509 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 13:21:06 +0000 hellocupcake 1239509@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Meeshling: LO was 5 days old on Christmas Eve and we went to the inlaw's house to celebrate. We were mostly inside while everyone was in and out. We went because spending the holidays with family was/is really important to us. On Christmas Day we went to my mom and dad's house and spent the day with all of my family. Maybe baby will have plans of its own and won't come until after? (: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-december-baby-skip-holiday-celebrations#post-1239450 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 12:48:29 +0000 mrsmenow 1239450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was due Christmas Eve and delivered 12/21. We celebrated Christmas as usual (but we have other kids and we weren't going to have them miss seeing their cousins). We hade a small Christmas with my mom and sisters Christmas day and then a couple of other larger celebrations when DD was 10 days and 2 weeks. One we hosted, one we travelled for. </p> <p>It is important to start your own traditions as a family we claim Christmas Eve go tour church, open up a present before bed (always new PJS) and then the kids wake up in their own beds and open presents.</p> <p>If either of you really wanted to go I would say it would be fine to go just make sure all the sick people stay away and everyone else needs to wash their hands before they hold little one. Since neither of you wants to go I think your plan of hosting is fine too, as long as you think you will feel up to doing the work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-december-baby-skip-holiday-celebrations#post-1239407 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 12:07:03 +0000 MamaMoose 1239407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My baby was 4 weeks at Christmas and even then we skipped everything. I think you should definitely stay home. One week old is just too young to be exposed to all those people. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-december-baby-skip-holiday-celebrations#post-1239406 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 12:06:43 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1239406@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Meeshling: if you really don't want to go, then don't. Now is a great time to start your own traditions!</p> <p>Don't say its because of LO, though. It will put you in a sticky position next year when you can't use that same excuse. </p> <p>If it were me, I'd simply say that now that we are a family we are starting your own traditions but you'd love to have visitors.</p> <p>ETA: our first year, c was 8 weeks old. We had family over for Xmas brunch, then went to my parents house for dinner. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-december-baby-skip-holiday-celebrations#post-1239400 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 11:59:44 +0000 Meeshling 1239400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our son should make his appearance sometime in mid to late December, a bit more than a week before Christmas. Due to deaths on both sides of our family, our family's holiday plans, which have been the same for years and years, are very much up in the air.</p> <p>How young is too young to bring a baby to a family holiday dinner? Other than doctor appointments, this would probably be his first time out of the house, too! I was thinking it would probably be easier to just skip the holiday plans at other people's houses all together, and just ask family to stop by for an hour to visit, if they wanted to, on Christmas Day or Christmas Eve (most folks live close enough that this is no problem). </p> <p>Oh, and neither my husband and I really want to go to these holiday plans anyway.</p> <p>What are you all planning for the holidays with a newborn, or what did you do the first year? </p>